Tacitus, Annals 15.57 Flashcards
attineō, attinēre, attinuī, attentum
detain
dīlacerō (1)
tear apart
eō, adv.
for that reason (introducing a final clause)
torqueō, torquēre, torsī, tortum
torture
spernō, spernere, sprēvī, sprētum
scorn
contemnō, contemnere, contempsī, contemptum
treat as of no importance, disregard
postero
postero (die)
cruciātus, ūs, m.
torture
gestāmen, inis, n.
vehicle
sella, ae, f.
chair
insistō, insistere, insititī
stand on
vinculum (vinclum), ī, n.
chain ; noose
fascia, ae, f.
breast-band (a kind of bra)
laqueus, ī, m.
noose
arcus, ī, m.
bow ; arch ; curved piece
restringō, restringere, restrixī, restrictum
tie tightly
indō, indere, indidī, inditum
put in
cōnītor, cōnītī, cōnixus or cōnīsus
strain
ingenuus, a, um
free-born
pignus, oris, n.
pledge ; relative (esp. a child, because a child is the pledge of a marriage)
prōdō, prōdere, prōdidī, prōditum
betray